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I don't want to go slumming in somebody else's pain just to write a book. I want to go into those darker places to shine a light on that experience and come out with a story that validates the human spirit.
Patricia McCormick

Meaning of "slumming" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLUMMING

slumming  [ˈslʌmɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLUMMING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Slumming is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb slumming in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SLUMMING

PRESENT

Present
I slum
you slum
he/she/it slums
we slum
you slum
they slum
Present continuous
I am slumming
you are slumming
he/she/it is slumming
we are slumming
you are slumming
they are slumming
Present perfect
I have slummed
you have slummed
he/she/it has slummed
we have slummed
you have slummed
they have slummed
Present perfect continuous
I have been slumming
you have been slumming
he/she/it has been slumming
we have been slumming
you have been slumming
they have been slumming
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I slummed
you slummed
he/she/it slummed
we slummed
you slummed
they slummed
Past continuous
I was slumming
you were slumming
he/she/it was slumming
we were slumming
you were slumming
they were slumming
Past perfect
I had slummed
you had slummed
he/she/it had slummed
we had slummed
you had slummed
they had slummed
Past perfect continuous
I had been slumming
you had been slumming
he/she/it had been slumming
we had been slumming
you had been slumming
they had been slumming
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will slum
you will slum
he/she/it will slum
we will slum
you will slum
they will slum
Future continuous
I will be slumming
you will be slumming
he/she/it will be slumming
we will be slumming
you will be slumming
they will be slumming
Future perfect
I will have slummed
you will have slummed
he/she/it will have slummed
we will have slummed
you will have slummed
they will have slummed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been slumming
you will have been slumming
he/she/it will have been slumming
we will have been slumming
you will have been slumming
they will have been slumming
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would slumming
you would slumming
he/she/it would slumming
we would slumming
you would slumming
they would slumming
Conditional continuous
I would be slumming
you would be slumming
he/she/it would be slumming
we would be slumming
you would be slumming
they would be slumming
Conditional perfect
I would have slumming
you would have slumming
he/she/it would have slumming
we would have slumming
you would have slumming
they would have slumming
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been slumming
you would have been slumming
he/she/it would have been slumming
we would have been slumming
you would have been slumming
they would have been slumming
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you slum
we let´s slum
you slum
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to slum
Past participle
slummed
Present Participle
slumming
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLUMMING


becoming
bɪˈkʌmɪŋ
coming
ˈkʌmɪŋ
drumming
ˈdrʌmɪŋ
forthcoming
ˌfɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ
furthcoming
ˌfʌrθˈkʌmɪŋ
gumming
ˈɡʌmɪŋ
homecoming
ˈhəʊmˌkʌmɪŋ
humming
ˈhʌmɪŋ
incoming
ˈɪnˌkʌmɪŋ
oncoming
ˈɒnˌkʌmɪŋ
plumbing
ˈplʌmɪŋ
scrumming
ˈskrʌmɪŋ
scumming
ˈskʌmɪŋ
shortcoming
ˈʃɔːtˌkʌmɪŋ
strumming
ˈstrʌmɪŋ
summing
ˈsʌmɪŋ
thrumming
ˈθrʌmɪŋ
unbecoming
ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ
unforthcoming
ˌʌnfɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ
upcoming
ˌʌpˈkʌmɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLUMMING

slumberous
slumberously
slumberousness
slumbersome
slumbery
slumbrous
slumbrously
slumbrousness
slumgullion
slumgum
slumism
slumlord
slummed
slummer
slummock
slummy
slump
slump test
slumpflation
slumpy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLUMMING

brimming
bumming
computer programming
cramming
dimming
gaming
hamming
hemming
jamming
linear programming
programming
ramming
rimming
scamming
skimming
slamming
slimming
spamming
stemming
swimming
trimming

Synonyms and antonyms of slumming in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «slumming» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLUMMING

Find out the translation of slumming to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of slumming from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slumming» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

淫荡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

slumming
570 millions of speakers

English

slumming
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

slumming
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سلومينج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Slumming
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

slumming
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

slumming
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

s´encanaille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Slumming
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Herumstreifen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

slumming
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빈민가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Slumming
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khu nhà ổ chuột
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

slumming
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्लमिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

slumming
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

slumming
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

slumming
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Slumming
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

slumming
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παραγκουπόλεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Slum Ming
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slumming
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slumming
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slumming

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLUMMING»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLUMMING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about slumming

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QUOTES WITH «SLUMMING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word slumming.
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Patricia McCormick
I don't want to go slumming in somebody else's pain just to write a book. I want to go into those darker places to shine a light on that experience and come out with a story that validates the human spirit.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLUMMING»

Discover the use of slumming in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slumming and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Slumming
In their senior year of high school, three best friends, Nikki, Alicia, and Sam, attempt an "experiment" in which they each befriend a classmate they think needs attention and try to improve that person's life.
Kristen D. Randle, 2003
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Slumming: Sexual and Racial Encounters in American ...
That is the indelible public image of slumming, but as Chad Heap reveals in this fascinating history, the reality is that slumming was far more widespread—and important—than such nostalgia-tinged recollections would lead us to believe.
Chad Heap, 2008
3
Slumming: Sexual and Social Politics in Victorian London
Sexual and Social Politics in Victorian London Seth Koven. it was one of the odious privileges of the bourgeoisie, a symptom of the ills of capitalist Britain rather than a means to solve them. But he, like Addams, confessed in his memoir that a ...
Seth Koven, 2006
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Slumming in New York: From the Waterfront to Mythic Harlem
Slumming in New York samples a number of New York "slumming" narratives--including Stephen Crane's Bowery tales, Paul Laurence Dunbar's The Sport of the Gods, Hutchins Hapgood's The Spirit of the Ghetto, and Carl Van Vechten's Nigger Heaven ...
Robert M. Dowling, 2008
5
Queering the Underworld: Slumming, Literature, and the ...
At the start of the twentieth century, tales of “how the other half lives” experienced a surge in popularity.
Scott Herring, 2009
6
Class in America: Q-Z
This portrayal is similar to the description of slumming in the film Good Will Hunting (1997) when the lead character refers to sexual relationships between rich, educated girls and poorer boys. Joining class and race, as is sometimes the case ...
Robert E. Weir, 2007
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Urban Underworlds: A Geography of Twentieth-century American ...
In short, slumming was a highly performative activity that frequently necessitated “ class transvestism,” descending the class ladder in the clothing of its lower echelons.36 For some turn-of-the-century urban residents and tourists, “class ...
Thomas Heise, 2011
8
Slumming it in India: Translating Poverty for Tourism
Slum tourism provides wealthy tourists with a glimpse of different people and lifestyles through guided walking tours of impoverished urban communities in developing countries.
Sarah Mitchell, 2007
9
The Depiction of Class in "Gilmore Girls": The Emancipated ...
The genre of the slumming drama first appeared at the end of the 19th century in novels such as Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn (1885) or later in the first third of the 20th century in Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937) by Zora Neale Hurston .
Maja Schulze, 2013
10
Towards National Identity: Addiction, Subjectivity, and ...
novel more ostensibly obsessed with white slumming in Harlem, David Westlake becomes addicted to Harlem.100 No matter the cocktail parties, dinners, and soirees that fill his days and evenings, he always seems to end his nights ...
Allan G. Borst, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLUMMING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slumming is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bloated Emmy categories littered with dubious nominees
... Thursday with expanded nominees in the major categories — but, in several cases, it just looked like the TV Academy was slumming to fill these extra slots. «New York Post, Jul 15»
2
Slumming it - and loving it
In 1997, after she graduated with an IT diploma from Nanyang Polytechnic, Ms Sherlyn Khong went on a humanitarian trip to the Philippines with a Catholic ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
3
How Rachel Dolezal Crossed Line From Solidarity to Slumming
It is the inability to distinguish between imitation and influence, a profound misunderstanding of the difference between slumming and solidarity. In the weeks ... «Jewish Daily Forward, Jun 15»
4
The Russians `Slumming it' in Marbella
Marbella's been home to Russian millionaires for more than a decade, but with the collapse of the ruble many are wondering whether they can afford the ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
5
Why Hollywood's sexiest man Bradley Cooper is slumming it as a …
According to the people who monitor such details, Bradley Cooper earned £54 million last year, making him the best-paid actor in the world. Yet for the next two ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
6
Slumming it in While You Slept
There is a brief moment when While You Slept, the latest collaboration between star actress, Ini Edo, director, Desmond Elliot, and producer, Emem Isong ... «Daily Sun, May 15»
7
16 Hilarious Examples of Orson Welles's Late-Career Slumming
To commemorate his centenary, I've archived his late-career slumming that he used to finance his final film. (Welles raised $750,000 of his own money for The ... «Newsweek, May 15»
8
Slumming with Creepoid
Bruce Springsteen says that you can look at the E Street Band and tell that its members come from diverse musical tastes, but it all works together when the band ... «Weld for Birmingham, May 15»
9
'The Whites' Gives Slumming a Good Name
Reported reality gives Price's novel, published under his new crime-genre pen name Harry Brandt, a sharp tang that resonates with the best of his work. «PopMatters, Mar 15»
10
Slumming in City Hall
Two months ago, this editorial page called on City Council members to recognize that collectively they are the landlords of the New York City Housing Authority. «New York Daily News, Feb 15»

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